California Governor Gavin Newsom announced over Twitter that vaccine eligibility in California is expanding. Adults over the age of 50 can make their appointments starting on April 1st. On April 15th, appointments will open for all adults over the age of 16. Californians may register at MyTurn.ca.gov. Learn more about California’s COVID-19 guidelines and data … Read more
Los Angeles County Supervisors voted on Tuesday in favor of Assembly Bill 420, which seeks to let theme parks reopen much earlier than currently planned. This bill would allow larger theme parks like Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure, as well as Universal Studios Hollywood, to reopen in Tier 3 of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Blueprint for … Read more
As vaccinations continue to expand across the United States, experts are beginning to assess the massive impact the COVID-19 has left on the amusement industry. IAAPA has released a study on job losses within the industry in the last year, calling on elected officials and policymakers to provide aid and safe reopening guidelines in an … Read more
California state assembly members have proposed a new bill that would speed up the reopening of Disneyland Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood theme parks. Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fulerton) announced the bill which would require the state to allow all theme parks to reopen in the same tier of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Blueprint for a Safer … Read more
At Julius Katz & Sons on Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure park, we discovered a couple of new villainous snow globes had just arrived, featuring two fan-favorite villains.
For nearly a century, The Walt Disney Company has been primarily based in California. But according to a new report from the Orlando Business Journal, things could be changing soon, as the company is reportedly considering moving a number of its divisions to Florida. Jack Witthaus and Richard Bilbao write that Disney could be relocating … Read more
The California stay-at-home orders have been automatically extended. The previous order began December 6 and expired December 27. The order is based on intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in five regions defined by California. As of this writing, California has not issued a formal statement regarding the extension. The original order language indicated that … Read more
The previous “safer-at-home” order issued for Los Angeles County has just been upgraded to a stricter stay-at-home order, due to an emergency order issued this evening. According to KTLA, all residents within the city of Los Angeles have been ordered to remain home effective immediately. They may lawfully leave only to engage in essential activities. … Read more
Just days after a 10 PM curfew was enacted following Orange County, California reentering the state’s purple “widespread” tier of COVID-19, nearby Los Angeles County has issued a stay-at-home order beginning Monday, November 30th and lasting through Sunday, December 20th, according to KTLA. The county, which is home to Universal Studios Hollywood and CityWalk Hollywood, … Read more
Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new 10pm to 5am curfew. The curfew will be in place for all California counties in the Purple Tier. Currently over 70% of California Counties are in the Purple Tier, including Orange County, where the Disneyland Resort is located. The new curfew goes into effect at 10pm ET … Read more
As Orange County has reentered California’s purple “widespread” COVID-19 tier, shop capacity has been reduced and indoor dining suspended all around the Downtown Disney District. With the restrictions that come with the tier, non-grocery retail stores must operate at a maximum of 25%. Above, you can see how that affects The Dress Shop. When our … Read more
Cast Member Pantry, a charitable organization working to provide food to furloughed Cast Members, is now operating in California. In a November 14, 2020 Facebook post, Cast Member Pantry announced that it would be in Burbank that day to share details. The Facebook post asks those who would like to help to contact Cast Member … Read more
In the wake of the announcement of theme park reopening plans for the state of California, a number of businesses affected have spoken out in protest, from Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock’s scathing response, to some harrowing remarks from the Mayor of Anaheim. Now, the California Attractions and Parks Association has issued a statement regarding … Read more
Disneyland President Ken Potrock has released a stern statement regarding “arbitrary” theme park reopening guidelines just issued today by the State of California. You can read the full statement below. As we’ve seen in the past, Disney Parks does not shy away when it comes to “clapping back” at government officials. So far, we saw … Read more
The Anaheim Mayor has spoken out against the recently-issued theme park reopening guidelines, emphasizing the need for a Tier 3 reopening as opposed to waiting for the required Yellow “Minimal” tier. Currently, Orange County is at a 3.2% positivity rate, but needs a 2% positivity rate or less to reopen under Yellow, meaning we may … Read more
So now we know—more or less—when Disneyland could open, but what is the actual timeline for the reopening, considering the new guidelines just issued by the State of California? Well, in order to open, we now know larger theme parks can only open at the “Yellow” or Minimal Tier. During last week’s update, Dr. Ghaly … Read more